ARRANGEMENT BETWEEN
THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND CULTURE OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA
AND
THE AUSTRALIAN DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND TRADE ON A YOUTH EXCHANGE PROGRAM
I n the interests of providing wider opportunities for the young people of Indo nesia and Australia to appreciate the culture , de velopment and way of life of the other cou ntry and pursuant to t he Cultural Agreement between the Gove r nment of the Republic of I ndo nesia and the Government of Australia , signed a t Jakarta on 14 J une 1 968, the Department of Education and Culture of th e Rep ublic of Indonesia and the Australian Department o f Foreign Affairs and T rade (hereinafter referred to as "the Parties"), have ｲ ･ｾ｣ｨ･､＠ the following arrangement:
1 . Bot h - Parties wi 11 establish a Youth Exch ange Program (the Program ) to enable youth of their r es pective countries to cultivate friend ship and esteem and to attain a greate r under standing of the culture , development and way of life of the othe r co u ntry. Participa nts in the P rogr am will be given the opportunity of acquiring such 'experience by living with host families of the receiving Party a nd pa r ticipati ng i n youth programs, or i entation camps , educat iona l activities and d isc ussions.
be f or war d ed to the rec e ivi n g party in advance of their departure.
3. Pa rtici pants will b e placed in wor k programs wi th cou nter parts o f the o t her country , based o n work programs already de c i ded by the r eceiving Party, g i ving due consideration to t he spe cific needs a nd interests expressed f r om time t o time by th e sending Pa rt y .
4 . Pa rticipa nts will apply for a visa at a d i p l o matic or co nsu l ar mission of the rec e ivin g Party i n accordance with the normal proceaures required unde r its relevant laws and regulations.
5. Committa l of a misd emea nor by any partic ipant may result in immedi ate r e patriat i o n.
6. The Cu lt ural Attache or other rep r esentat i ves of eithe r Party may v isit exchan ge locat i ons in the country of the ot he r Pa r ty at any time, at their ow n Gove rnment 's expense, t o t al k t o pa r t icip a nts .
7. An Oficials' Meeting will be he ld every th ree years c o mmencin g o n the date of the signing of this Arrangemen t alt ern ate ly in Australia and Indonesia to r e vi ew and evaluate ma t ters r elat i ng to a nd ari sing f r om the Program.
8. The im plementation o f this Arrangement will be f i nanced in accor da nc e with the following unde rst a ndings:
a. all e x penses r elat i ng to in te rna t i o nal t ravel a rr anged as mutually determined by t he Par tie s i n respect of both I ndo nesian and Aus t ralian partic i pant s will be met by the Austra l ia n Departm e nt of Foreign Affa i rs and Trade;
b. al e x penses r e 1 a t i ng to ac como dat i ona 1 and i nte rna 1
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travel while participants are engaged in activities under this Arrangement in the country of the receiving Party will be met by the receiving Party;
c. a weekly allowance and allowance for winter cloth i ng for the Indonesian participants will be provided by the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade where appropriate;
d. individual participants will bear their own costs for expenses iricured outside the Program including excess baggage wh i 1 e tr ave 11 i ng and tr ave 1 independent of the Program;
e. Australian participants may stay in Indonesia at their own expense upon comp 1 et ion of the Program unt i 1 the expiration of their current visa which may not then be extended; and
f. the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade wi 11 pay the international travel, accomodation and i nte rna l tr ave 1 costs of one Indonesian off i c i a 1 to attend the Officials' Meeting held in Austra li a.
9. Any dispute between th e Part i es concerning the interpretation and implementat i on of this Arrangement shall be settled amicably through consultations or negotiations.
10. This Ar r angement shall r ema i n into force for a period of 5 (five) years and shall be automat i cally renewed for successive per i ods of 1 (one) year unless either Party gives 6 (six) months prior notice in writing of its intention to terminate this Arr angement.
11. On entry effect, this Arrangement terminates and replaces the Memorandum of Understanding signed in Jakarta on the third day of November 1981.
I N W I T N E S S W H E R E 0 F , t h e u n d e r s i g n e d , be i n g d u 1 y au .th o r i z e d thereto by their respective Governments, have signed this Arrangement.
DONE at Jakarta on the ｾｲｾｵＱＮＮｚＺＮＮｻＬ＠ day of in the year one thousand nine hundred and ninety two, in two original English.
For the Department of Education and Culture of the Republic of Indonesia
Signed
Prof. Dr. Soedijarto, M.A. Director General of Out of School,
Youth and Sport
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F.or the Australian Department of Foreign
Affairs and Trade
Signed
Philip Flood
